HISTORY OF BUTTS COUNTY GEORGIA 1825-1976 by Lois McMichael, 1st/1st 1978

  History of Butts Country Georgia 1825-1976 by Lois McMichael — First Edition First Printing 1978

 Publisher: Cherokee Publishing Company, Atlanta (1978)

A rare copy of HISTORY OF BUTTS COUNTY GEORGIA 1825-1976 in overall excellent condition. First edition from 1978. Red boards with gilt lettering and decoration. 758 pages. Boards and binding are solid and tight. The pages are crisp and clean save two very small spots of foxing on the first blank page. No interior markings. 

Table of Contents and Description

I. Early history. Indian occupation --
Formation of Butts County --
Early settlers: Land lottery 1827; Land lottery 1832 ;
County tax list 1828;
 Largest tax payers in county 1831;
 Federal census of Butts County 1830 --
Butts County courthouses ; Butts County jails ; Butts County "firsts" --
II. Natural and man-made resources. Rivers, ferries, and mills --
Trails, roads, and bridges --
Establishment of railroads --
III. Government. Courts, inferior and superior --
County officers --
Post office and mail routes --
IV. Growth and development. Towns and communities --
Schools --
Churches --
Businesses and industries --
Organizations --
V. Military services. Early wars --
Twentieth century wars --
VI. Black history. Black history of Butts County --
Butts County Black U.S. census 1850-1870 --
Black churches in Butts County --
VII. Genealogical source material. Pioneer families history --
Early marriages (1826-1882) --
Early deeds (1822-1831) --
Old family cemeteries.